Level tube support



Oct. 7, 1952 R; L. RUCKMAN LEVEL. TUBE SUPPORT Filed July 1, 1947 Inventor Fig. 2. 2.? 30

Ruben L. Ruckman Patented Oct. 7, 1952 LEVEL TUBE si rlr'oar Ruben L; Ruckman, TexasCity, Tex., assignor to Arthur M. Stewart, Texas City; Tex.

Application July 1, 1947, Serial No. 258,298

1 This invention relates to a combination saw, square, level and scriber in which spirit levels are mounted ina novel manner in the handle of the saw for use to indicate-when parts are level or plumb, and also providing a square in connection with the backedge of the saw blade which is marked or graduated in inches or other'linear measure and provided with holes thergirrYuhiformly spac'ed apart at fractions-of an in'chf, to receive a pencil thereth'ro'ughjfor sliding thesaw along timber to make a straightline for stripping orthelike.

Another object of the invention is to provide mountingsfor the spirit levels to facilitate attachment thereof to the saw handle, which is formed in a novel manner to'cooperate withjthe end of the saw blade also of novel construction, to receive the spirit levels, and secured in position in a manner to protect the levels from injury;- Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully Claiins.- (01. 33-211) hereinafter described and gnawed, refelr encev being had to the accompanying d'rawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which: I

Figure l is a side elevation of a saw with the handle partly broken away and in section, to show the spirit levels and mountings thereof, and the construction for the use of the saw as a square' and scriber.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged plan view of the sawlooking at the back of the handle and blade;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side structure shown in Figure 2; 7

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure l enlarged; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure Referring to the drawings in detail, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, In designates a saw blade having the usual saw teeth I I, the same being a saw blade of the usual hand saw type. The handle of the saw is indicated at l2, and the same is provided with a longitudinal slot or kerf 13 at its attaching end designed to receive the adjacent end of the saw blade l0, which is recessed in the top and back edge at right angles, as indicated at Hi. This provides a narrow portion I5 which'overlaps the forward edge of the handle at the kerf l3, and the blade and slotted portions of the handle are provided with aligned holes to receive fastening means six in number. This consists of a fastening screw or bolt IS near elevation of the the backedge' I! of the saw'blade ID in the adjacent narrow portion l5, and five othercooperating holes and fastening means 16 through the blade l0 and handle l2 at a point below therecess Ji l;- giving a very rigid attachment, which will present the edges 18 at the attaching end of the handle'securely and accurately at -a 90 degree angle perpendicular or at right-"angles to the'back edge H for use as asquare. In' other words, the projections of the'handle'on each side of the blade form shoulders and squares'on each side for squaring objects. The top edge may also be calibrated or marked off in inchesor other linear measure and fractions thereof, as indicated at 19, to form a rule, and the fractional portions, such as each quarter of an inch, may be provided with holes 20 in line with the calibrations or graduations, so as 'tOi receive a pencil, for marking or scribingalinealong timber, for sawing, strip ping or the likeand to do away'with chalk lines. 'These holes20 are preferably staggered as shown. Mounted inr-the handle 'l2lat the recess M in close-proximity tothe edges 18 forming the square, are spirit levels 2! and 22, placed at right angles .to each other, parallel with the back edge H and at right angles thereto and the edges I8. They are in the form of bulbs or tubes, containing the liquid or water withthe usual bubbles of air, the level 2! serving to indicate when a surface is plumb in connection with edges I8 against the surface and'the level 22 to indicate when a suror otherwise, as will be apparent, such as using face is level, in connection with the back edge H,

the back edge I! in connection with the level 21 and the edges I8 in connection with the level 22.

In order to facilitate the mounting of the levels in position, the ends thereof are mounted within cups 23 containing a suitable cement. orplaster of Paris 24, in which the ends are imbedded and anchored, while the cups are provided with opposed apertured cars 25 at opposite faces thereof, for anchoring the cups in spaced relation in recesses or cut-outs 26 and 21 in the handle at right position in the C'lltzOlltS, recesses or pockets in Cover plates 29 the top and sides of the handle so as to be anchored as a single structure or assembly applied by insertion with the level or bulb 21 parallel to the edge of the recess l4 and the level 22 parallel to the bottom edge of said recess or at right angles to the vertical edge thereof, one below the other with the levels both located adjacent to the edges 18 of the square. Also, the levels are readily visible, and a :special'advantage is derived by placing .lthe plumb level in the center of the handle, for use with the saw in either position,

that is with the back edge and teeth either upor down. This places the spirit level 22 between the ends of the edges I8 at the inner end of the handle, so as to cooperate with said jedges at either side of the right angular position of the spirit level 22. The back edge of the saw also serves as a rule in connection with the graduations I9.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment, of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

7 What I claim-as my invention is:

1. A leveling devic comprising a support having an opening therein, a pair of registering cups anchored within the opening, said cups having flat side walls, a liquid containing bulb having an airbubble, the ends of said bulb being received within the cups, cement in the cups and anchoring the bulb to the cups, said support including fiat side faces through which said opening extends, said sidefaces having recesses therein about the opening, and cover plates mounted in the recesses'against the fiat side Walls of said cups, said cover plates having slots in registry with said'bulb.-

. 2. The combination'fof "claim 1 wherein each of said cups includes a'pair of attaching ears received'in saidrecess'es behind said cover plates,

4 said cover plates being flush with the side faces of said support and including ends overlapping said ears.

3. A leveling device comprising a support having a hand grip and first and second elongated openings, said openings being disposed relatively perpendicular, a pair of registering cups anchored in each of said openings and having flat side walls, a pair of liquid containing bulbs each having an air bubble, the 'ends-of-one bulb being anchored in one pair of cups and the ends of the other bulb being anchored in the other pair of cups, said support having side faces through which the openings extend and recesses in the side faces about the openings, a pair of cover plates for eachopening and secured to the support and within the recesses and engaging the fiatsidewalls of said cups, said plates including slots in registery with said bulbs.

RUBEN L. RUCKMAN.

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